When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either signal a dirt cheap dream stock or a dreadful stock to avoid. Separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.
With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 110,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is saying about stocks hitting 52-week lows today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could indicate that further research is in order.
Here are three such stocks:
Company |
Today’s Low |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
---|---|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI Spain Index (ETF) |
$50.44 |
Closed-End Fund - Equity |
|
97 of 111 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (ADR) |
$17.11 |
Foreign Regional Banks |
|
173 of 182 |
IRSA Inversiones Representaciones (ADR) |
$9.62 |
Real Estate Development |
|
161 of 170 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Aug. 14, 2008.
Five-star closed-end fund - equity companies:
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POWERSHS DB MULTI SECT COMM
(AMEX:DBO) : Stock price is 73% higher than last year. -
POWERSHS DB MULTI SECT COMM
(AMEX:DBE) : Stock price is 62% higher than last year.
Five-star foreign regional banks companies:
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Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR)
(NYSE:BBD) : Stock price is 20% higher than last year. -
First BanCorp.
(NYSE:FBP) : Stock price is 11% higher than last year.